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"Grounded in the history of political thought, and illuminated by legal studies and feminist theory, this book offers a challenging new approach to thinking about liberty in the wake of decades of criticism of liberalism from feminists, communiterians, and conservatives alike. Fundamental to this approach is the author's argument that liberty and equality are not inconsistent values and that political theory would do well to abandon the dichotomy between ""negative"" and ""positive"" liberty. The principles of liberty Jamieson proposes - identity, privacy, and agency - are not meant to be rigid or universal but rather contextualist and contingent. To demonstrate these principles, she offers a series of three case studies of legal conflicts: for identity, heightened constitutional protection for homosexuals; for privacy, regulation of assisted reproduction such as surrogacy and sperm donation; and for agency, the rights and responsibilities of battered women."

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Author:   Beth Kiyoko Jamieson (Princeton)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780271021362

ISBN 10:   0271021365
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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This is a beautifully written book - well researched, persuasively argued, very intelligent, refreshingly accessible - on a topic of considerable importance and urgency. - Susan J. Brison, Dartmouth College Certain to be thought-provoking and even controversial, Jamieson offers a critique of existing feminist theory and seeks to reconstruct a vision of feminism that is securely wedded to the Western liberal tradition. Troubled by some feminist theories that depict a thin and unidimensional view of liberalism, Jamieson critically examines the works by some of the major thinkers in the Western political tradition and paints a more nuanced view of liberalism - one that is compatible with, and indeed integral to, feminist political principles and policy goals. The grace with which the author interweaves normative political theory with contextualized case analyses of timely policy issues makes the book an important contribution to legal and policy debates.... The chapter on intimate violence is especially provocative and is sure to fuel debate over, and within, the law and narrative movement, as well as among feminists and activists who work with the victims of domestic violence. - Elizabeth Bussiere, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Beth Kiyoko Jamieson is Lecturer in the Department of Politics at Princeton University.

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